Ancient Ptah-Sokar-Osiris funerary figure

Description:	Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figures were placed in Ancient Egyptian tombs during burial to help ensure resurrection of the deceased into the Afterlife. The figures incorporate qualities and symbols of three different gods. The mummy-like body represents Osiris, the god of the dead and the Afterlife. The tall feather headdress represents Ptah, god of craftsmen, rebirth and creation and Sokar, a god of the dead and the Afterlife. Combined into a single funerary figure, the three gods represented the three aspects of the universe: creation, stability, and death. The hieroglyphic text on the back of the figure represents a prayer to the deity for the deceased.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/555
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Geography:	Egypt
Subjects:	Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. Osiris (Egyptian deity) Gods, Egyptian. Mythology, Egyptian Ptah (Egyptian deity) Sokar (Egyptian deity) Burial customs

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